So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable.
Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. (1 Cor 15:58)

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Today Reminder – 29 January 2014 (Day 21 – A New Horizon)

A
reminder for today

Who
may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those
whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They
will receive the LORD's blessing and have a right relationship with God their saviour.
(Psalm 24:3-5)

In our new horizons we are often tested by the enemy and
lured into bad choices by people around us. We sometimes make a mistake,
because everybody else does it.

Who
may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?
David answers by pointing out three characteristics which we must strive for.
1) Those with a pure heart 2) Those who do not worship idols and 3) Those who
never tell lies.

These important characteristics seem so basic and easy to
do, but how easily do we idolise our worldly possessions when we do what other
do. How quickly do we lie to the traffic officer when we were speeding or how
easily do we adjust the truth to suit our needs. We see it on TV so it seems
ok, because that is what everyone else does. How easily do we use the Lord’s
name in vein, because that is how we talk?

We try and justify our wrongs by allowing society to influence
our choices and form our values. We listen to people and follow their example,
because that is the way of the world.

Our way is not the way of the world. Our way is God’s way
and our values are clearly stipulated in the Word of God. We don’t follow the
stream and end up at a waterfall. We follow Jesus and streams of living water
will flow from us. We do not let ourselves be influenced by people, we let the
Holy Spirit influence us and our ways should influence those around us.

The world should not dictate our direction. The world should follow our direction. Jesus
is our direction and our blueprint. We should strive to be more and more like
Him.

Book for the month

There are four ways to die, and only one of them requires an intruder. Suicides, accidental, and natural deaths can occur without any evidence from outside the room. But murders typically involve suspects external to the crime scene. If there’s evidence of an outside intruder, homicide detectives have to prepare for a chase. Intruders turn death scenes into crime scenes. Join J. Warner Wallace, former atheist, seasoned cold-case detective, and popular national speaker as he tackles his most important case … with you on the jury! With the expertise of a cold-case detective, J. Warner examines eight critical pieces of evidence in the “crime scene” of the universe to determine if they point to a Divine Intruder. If you have ever wondered if something (or someone) outside the natural realm created the universe and everything in it, this is the case for you.

Movie of the month

Sheriff's deputy Adam Mitchell (Alex Kendrick) endures a terrible personal tragedy that causes him to question what is really important to him. Taking comfort in his religion, Adam vows to become a better parent to his teenage son (Rusty Martin), and convinces his friends on the force to sign a pledge that they will all strive to become better Christians and better parents. Unfortunately, one of the men's moral compass appears to be broken when it comes to earning some fast money.